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Recent articles about Jesse Morganen-usMorgan hits 5 3s and Temple beats South Florida 73-48PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jesse Morgan was 5 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with a season-high 19 points as Temple beat South Florida 73-48 on Thursday night to snap a three-game skid.
Morgan had three of Temple's five 3-pointers during a 15-2 run midway through the first half that gave the Owls (13-7, 4-3 American) the lead for good. Temple closed the half with seven straight points for a 39-20 lead.
Quenton DeCosey had 14 points including a dunk as part of a 12-5 run that stretched the Owls lead to 62-37 with eight minutes to play. Will Cummings added 12 points and three steals.
South Florida (7-12, 1-5) scored the first five points of the second half to narrow the gap down to 14 points but got no closer from there.
Corey Allen Jr. scored 12 points and Ruben Guerrero 10 to lead the Bulls, who lost their fourth in a row.22 Jan 2015 21:00:17 -0500http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/morgan_hits_5_3s_and_temple_beats_south_florida_73_48/s1_13180_18137861
http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/morgan_hits_5_3s_and_temple_beats_south_florida_73_48/s1_13180_18137861Morgan hits 5 3s and Temple beats South Florida 73-48http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/morgan_hits_5_3s_and_temple_beats_south_florida_73_48/s1_13180_18137861http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngUMass 76, St. Bonaventure 67Jesse Morgan scored 24 points and Massachusetts defeated St. Bonaventure 76-67 on Wednesday night for its 11th straight win at home.
UMass trailed by 10 points in the first half and took the lead for good after a 14-0 run to start the second half gave it a 45-34 cushion with 17 minutes to play. The Bonnies trimmed the lead to 54-51 on a layup by Andrew Nicholson. UMass then went on a 17-2 run for its biggest lead of the game at 71-53 with 3:59 remaining.
The Minutemen made 16 of 28 field goals in the second half and shot 48.1 percent (26 of 54) for the game.
Chaz Williams added 17 points and Terrell Vinson had 10 for UMass (18-6, 7-3 Atlantic 10 Conference), which has won four of its past five games.
Nicholson scored 24 points on 11 of 17 shooting for the Bonnies (12-9, 5-4).08 Feb 2012 22:35:30 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/umass_76_st_bonaventure_67/s1_8864_9834481
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/article_external/umass_76_st_bonaventure_67/s1_8864_9834481UMass 76, St. Bonaventure 67http://www.yardbarker.com/college_basketball/articles/umass_76_st_bonaventure_67/s1_8864_9834481http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png